Note-pad attachment for telephones.



A. EMERMAN.

'NOTE PAD ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.29, I91].

1,270,1 33. Patented June 18, 1918.

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'A. EMERMAN. mm: PAD ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES.

APFHCATION FILED AUG.29. I917.

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HIIUIM i 311mm 51E mer'm arc ADOLPH EMIERMAN, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

NOTE-PAD ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 18, 1918.

Application filed August 29, 1917. Serial No. 188,839.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLPH EMERMAN, a

. citizen of Russia, residing at Cleveland, in

the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Note-Pad Attachments for Telephones; and I do hereby declare the fol- The object of this invention is to provide a note pad holder capable of being detachably secured to the ordinary desk telephone so as to permit orders or messages to be taken over the telephone in a quick and reliable manner.

A further object of this invention is to provide a pad holder so constructed as to permit a sheet after being filled with an order and the conversation over the phone ended, to be readily torn from the holder so as to leave a blank sheet uppermost for taking the next order or telephone message.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a pad holder provided with a hinged ring which is adapted to engage the telephone, and an arm detachably secured to the holder remote from the ring so as to permit the outer end of the holder to be supported in a horizontal plane so that the pad may be readily positioned thereupon.

A still further object of this invention is to provide the arm with a detachable connection with the pad holder so that the pad holder may be dropped in a substantially vertical position or parallel with the standard of a telephone, when not in use, thus rendering the pad holder in an inoperative position and in an out of the way place.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a note pad attachment for telephones of this character, which will be simple, praetical and comparatively inexpensive in construction and one that can be manufactured and sold at a low cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and set forth in the claim hereto appended.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the pad holder attached to the standard of a telephone and ready for use,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken through the pad holding plate,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4: is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 14 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a desk phone illustrating the note pad holder in an inactive position,

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the pad holding late, and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view oi one end of the supporting arm which is detachably secured to the plate.

Like numerals of reference designate cor responding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the usual type of desk telephone having the receiver 2 and mouth piece 3.

My invention relates to a pad holder adapted to be detachably secured to the standard of the telephone, as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, and 5 of the drawings. The pad holder comprises in its construction a substantially rectangular plate 4 constructed of any suitable spring metal suitable for the purpose.

The plate is provided intermediate its ends with a transverse slot 5 which has its ends terminating adjacent the longitudinal edges of the plate 4. One end of the slot 5 is intersected by a vertical slot 6, the end Wall of the vertical slot is bent downwardly and outwardly against the under side of the plate 1 as at 7 and the terminal of the outwardly extending portion is bent back upon itself as at 8 to define a clip, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully described.

One end of the plate 4 is curved upwardly and inwardly as at 9 and the terminal of the inwardly curved portion overlies the body of the plate on the upper side thereof. The upwardly curved portion is provided centrally with a rectangular slot 10 which defines an upwardly inclined tongue 11.

The note pad retaining member 12 is substantially rectangular and is provided on one longitudinal edge centrally thereof with an extension 13 which is offset as at 14 and extends rearwardly beyond the upwardly curved portion 9 of the plate 4. The inwardly extending portion 15- overlies the body of the plate at and is provided with a slot 16 through which the tongue13 of. the pad holding plate is adapted to" extend. The ofiset portion 14 conform to the inwardly curved portion 9 as; illustrated in Fig. 4L and the tongues 13- and 11 constitute means whereby the pad holding member 12 may be raised against the tension of the overlying portion 15 to permit the pad to be readily inserted under the pad retaining member 12 or removed therefrom. It will" be apparent that the member 12 lies in abutting engagement with the upper sheet and has suflic'ient force thereon by virtue of the portion 15 to retain the sheets in this position and permit them to be torn independently of the pad after a message has'been transcribed thereon sothat the order or message may be filled. A clamping ring 17 is split as at 18 and has its terminals curved outwardly as at19 to provide a flaring opening to permit the ring to be clamped about the standard 1 of the telephone. The medialportion of the ring 17 is hingedly secured as at 20 to one longitudinal edge of the plate 4L intermediate the ends of the plate as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings The ring 17 is located in direct alinement with the transverse slot 5 of the plate 4:, the

' purpose of which will appear'as the description proceeds. An inclined supporting arm 21 is hingedly secured at one end as at 22 to the clamping ring 23 which is similar in construction to the ring 17 and is adapted to be positioned below the ring 17 and be clamped about the standard 1 of a telephone so as to support the plate in a horizontal position as illustrated in Fig. 1. The free upper end of the arm 21 is bent laterally to provide a horizontal, attaching member 24 and extended as at 2-5. The horizontal attachingportion 24 is adapted to be arranged in the clip defined by the portions 7 and 8 of the plate 1, thus retaining the plate in its horizontal poslt'ion as illustrated in Fig. 1. a

When it is desired to permit the plate to be positioned parallel with the standard 1, it is only necessary to remove the portion 2 1 of the arm from the clips 7 and 8, move the same upwardly in the slot so that the cam ox thlt' patent may be obtained mflve cents each, w addressing the "Commissioner Washington,.]). 10."-

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plate may: swing downwardly in the position illustrated in Fig. 5, thus the plate is arranged parallel with the standard 1 of the telephone and is out of the way until itisdesiredfor further use. I

When it is desired to use the device, it is only. necessary to raise the plate. upwardly to permit the arm' to move downwardly throughthe slot until the portion 24: is in alinement with the clips defined by the portions 7 and 8 of" the plate and is arranged therein, thus the plate is held in a horizontal' position as illustrated in Figs 1 and 2 of the drawings. The note pad is arranged under the note ho'ldingportion- 12 by applying pressure to the portions 11 and 13, thus raising the portion 12' against the tension of the'portion 15* at thecurved end of theplate, the note" pad: is then positioned in place and the device is" ready for use.

What is claimed is A note pad attachment for telephones comprising a rectangular plate, said plate providedintermediate its ends andcentrally of its side longitudinal edges with a trans verse slot, a tongue at one end of theslot and bent downwardly and back upon itself to provide a clip, a split clamping ring hingedly secured to one side longitudinal edgeof the plate and in direct alinement with the slot; an arm, an attaching portion at one end of the arm to detachably engage the clip formed at one end of the slot, a split ring hingedly secured to the lower free end of the, arm in directal-inement with the first named ring and in a plane below the latter, one end of saidplate being curved upwardly and inwardly to overlie the upper side of the plate, said inwardly curved portion provided with a pair of spaced slots, a tongue formed on the wall 0t one of the slots,'and a note pad retaining member arranged under the overlying portion of the plate and having an extension extending through the other slot to facilitate the raising of the note pad retaining member.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presenceof two witnesses.

ADOLPH EMERMAN.

Witnesses:

EMERMAN, THEO. MEOKLER. 

